Ryan O’Reilly throws shade at ex-Leafs teammates

2019 Conn Smythe Trophy winning forward Ryan O'Reilly got to experience playing with the Leafs when he was acquired by now-former GM Kyle Dubas at the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline from the St. Louis Blues, and he was instrumental in helping Toronto break their near two-decade playoff curse by winning a series for the first time since 2004.

However, after their second round loss to the Florida Panthers, O’Reilly moved on to the Nashville Predators.

During a recent episode of The Empty Netters podcast, it was revealed by Dan Powers that O’Reilly reportedly tossed some major shade toward some of his old Leafs teammates:

"I was talking to someone who knows Ryan O'Reilly very well, and he had talked about his time in Toronto and was like, 'certain people on this Toronto team will ne- ' He like, went to management and was like 'Blank, blank, and blank will never win, and I don't want to be here anymore,' And he's not saying that about the people in his locker room right now."

Right now, the Leafs are set to undergo a major overhaul in leadership, as Auston Matthews will be introduced as the 26th captain in team history later this morning.

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